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Brighton was not suffering from the effects of global warming on this spring day, but welcoming those riding on the 80th anniversary of the Pioneer Run. Words and photographs: ALAN TURNER An event for motorcycles between 15 and perhaps 35 years old does not immediately appear to offer promise for long-lasting success, but turn the…

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The Kent County Showground, located on the top of Detling Hill and not far from the county town of Maidstone, could never be described as a cramped site, but much of it was covered by classic transport in just about every form for the early season annual Heritage Show. Although rain and hill fog soon…

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Winner of the 1971 Senior Manx GP Nigel Rollason passed away on February 6, 2019. Born in 1948, Nigel started his on-road motorcycling charging around Sutton Coldfield on a 750cc BSA V-twin sidecar outfit, going on to the Manx win and riding BSAs to much success in production races. He then went on to race…

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This early Royal Enfield was acquired by Vintage and Veteran (www.vinandvet.eu) in late 2017, in a complete, unrestored, but original condition. The bike was missing a carburettor and basically needed control levers, cables and oil pipes. It was sold as a 1903 bike, mainly because it was similar to the only other known pioneer Royal…

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The ASI MotoShow takes place on May 24-26 at the Ricardo Paletti circuit in Varano, Parma. The event is open to motorcycles built before 1997 and attracts a fabulous, diverse entry, from single-geared pioneer era machines to screaming early 1990s two-stroke racers. Now in its 18th year, around 750 participating motorcycles are anticipated. Public admission…

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The first of ELK Promotions’ shows for 2019 took place on March 31, at the familiar South of England Showground venue in Ardingly, Sussex. The theme for this event was ‘70 years of the Norton Dominator.’ That may have been the main focus, but the familiar Norton tank script seemed to be everywhere, with numerous…

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When struggling to find some parts for his own restoration projects, Andy Marks decided he would have to arrange manufacture himself. It made sense to manufacture in small batches, so he set up Kingpin Components so all the parts could be made available to others as well. The range of parts is continually increasing with…

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